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Kate Winslet and Jake Gyllenhaal. (Photo: AP)

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Kate Winslet, Jake Gyllenhaal to be honoured as best actors by...

Winslet will receive the Hollywood Actress Award for 'Wonder Wheel', and Gyllenhaal will be honoured for 'Stronger'.

27 Oct 2017 1:28 PM IST

30-year-old Becky Harris, from Sudbury, Suffolk, is giving the couple the baby as she has seen that they are exceptional dads. (Photo: Facebook/Becky Harris)

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Selfless woman becomes surrogate for gay couple for free

Becky helped another family in a similar fashion in 2016.

26 Oct 2017 8:56 PM IST

Activist Peter Steudtner (2nd R) of Germany and Ali Gharavi (2nd L) of Sweden talk to the media after their release from Silivri prison in Istanbul on October 26, 2017. (Photo: AFP)

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Human rights activists released from Turkish jail

Amnesty International's Andrew Gardner said the case was "a completely baseless prosecution that doesn't have a shred of...

26 Oct 2017 2:52 PM IST

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Ghoomar is my most difficult yet fulfilling song yet, says Deepika...

Helmed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, 'Padmavati' also stars Shahid Kapoor,Ranveer Singh and Jim Sarbh.

26 Oct 2017 1:16 PM IST

According to the Global Passport Power Rank 2017 by global financial advisory firm Arton Capital, Germany is ranked second, followed by Sweden and South Korea in third place. (Photo: AFP)

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Singapore has world's most powerful' passport, India ranks 75th

It is a testament of Singapore's inclusive diplomatic relations and effective foreign policy,' an official said.

25 Oct 2017 5:03 PM IST

Choti is the youngest person to receive the USD 1,000 (Rs 65,000 approx.) award since it was instituted in 1994 to honour women around the world. (Photo: WWSF - Womens Section)

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Bihar girl wins int'l acclaim for uplifting downtrodden in...

Choti started helping with social and educational work among Musahars in her own village of Ratanpur in 2014.

25 Oct 2017 11:47 AM IST

Arif Sheikh has become the only Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the country to win this award in community policing twice in a row. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

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Bastar SP Sheikh Aarif Hussain is first IPS officer to be honoured...

Arif Sheikh has become the only Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of the country to win this award in community...

25 Oct 2017 11:31 AM IST

Asin has not worked in any film after marriage to Rahul Sharma.

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Asin and Rahul Sharma ecstatic as they welcome 'angelic' baby girl

She becomes fourth actress in the span of 25 days to become a mother after Celina Jaitly, Soha Ali Khan and Esha Deol.

25 Oct 2017 9:59 AM IST

$It says: \A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessness.\ (Photo: AP)$ Newsmakers

Einstein's theory of modest living fetches USD 1.3M at auction

The Winner's auction house said Einstein scribbled the note in German to a bellboy while traveling in Japan in 1922

25 Oct 2017 8:23 AM IST

The bizarre penalty came early on, throwing Bangkok a lifeline in a shootout that Bangkok Sports Club had been on the verge of losing. (Photo: Youtube screengrab)

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Watch: 'Magic' penalty leaves Thai goalie in despair

The incident occured during U-18s cup match (October 21) between Bangkok Sports Club and Satri Angthong

24 Oct 2017 4:35 PM IST

One of the pictures that Lady Gaga shared on Instagram.

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'I couldn't be more happy': Lady Gaga's 'Joanne' certified as platinum...

The singer's fourth studio album has been officially certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...

24 Oct 2017 1:26 PM IST

The beast that took a 79-year-woman less than two weeks ago was trapped and human remains found inside, but plenty of other crocodiles inhabit the rivers and seas in the area. (Photo: Facebook)

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Men pose inside baited crocodile trap in Australia; Mayor calls them...

Saltwater crocodiles are a common in Australia's tropical north and kill an average of two people a year.

24 Oct 2017 1:21 PM IST